The acceleration principle relates investment to changes in: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The acceleration principle relates investment to changes in:
A. government expenditure
B. interest rates
C. money supply
D. consumption or output
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The accelerator principle states that investment depends on changes in output or consumption.

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Practice More Economy Set 1 Questions

Question #1
In the context of market failure, 'Asymmetric Information' leads to:
A. Perfect competition
B. Zero transaction costs
C. Adverse selection and moral hazard
D. Efficient market outcomes

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Asymmetric information, where one party has more information than the other, can lead to adverse selection (before the contract) and moral hazard (after the contract).

This question belongs to: Economy GK Economy Set 1
Question #2
During inflation, the purchasing power of money:
A. increases
B. remains unchanged
C. decreases
D. first increases then decreases

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Inflation reduces the purchasing power of money because each unit buys fewer goods.

This question belongs to: Economy GK Economy Set 1
Question #3
Which of the following is a feature of the 'IS-LM-BP' or Mundell-Fleming model?
A. It analyses the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange-rate regimes and degrees of capital mobility
B. It assumes continuous full employment
C. It ignores the external sector completely
D. It assumes a closed economy

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
The Mundell-Fleming model extends the IS-LM framework to an open economy and examines how the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy depends on the exchange-rate regime and the degree of capital mobility.

This question belongs to: Economy GK Economy Set 1